JP2021019674A - Information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information processing device that can clearly present the end of a special game triggered by a normal game.SOLUTION: An information processing device 1 executes a special game executed in parallel with a normal game, a free game triggered by the normal game, and a special game executed in parallel with the free game. The information processing device 1 performs, in the normal game and the free game, lottery on a first symbol 500 rearranged in a first symbol display area 21, by using a first symbol lottery table to determine reward, performs, in the special game, lottery on a second symbol 510 rearranged in a second symbol display area 22, by using a second symbol lottery table, and determines whether to display a symbol indicating the end of the free game as the second symbol 510.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device.

In a conventional slot game, a plurality of reels start rotating and stop sequentially, and a plurality of symbols which are game results are rearranged. Such a slot game has a normal game started by a bet of game value and a special game triggered in the normal game. In a normal game and a special game, when a plurality of rearranged symbols form a predetermined mode, a reward such as a game value is given. The reward depends on the number of bets in the normal game and the type of aspect composed of a plurality of symbols.

Generally, a special game in such a slot game is configured to be playable multiple times. For example, in Patent Document 1, a special game can be executed up to 20 times, and even before the special game reaches 20 times, a special symbol is included in a plurality of rearranged symbols. It is configured to end when the number of games reaches three.

Australian Patent Gazette No. 2007723332

As described above, in the slot game of Patent Document 1, the rearranged symbols constitute an aspect indicating the end of the special game, and the number of special games is further limited to 20 times. As described above, the slot game of Patent Document 1 imposes a plurality of bonus game termination conditions on the user. In addition, a plurality of symbols that can constitute an aspect indicating the end of the special game can also present the content of the reward, thus complicating the slot game. In addition, it is necessary to count the special games that indicate the end of the special games, and it is difficult for the user to know when the special games will end.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device capable of clearly presenting the end of a special game triggered in a normal game.

The information processing device of the present invention
The first symbol display area in which a plurality of first symbols are rearranged, and the first symbol in which a second symbol including a symbol indicating the end of the free game is rearranged in a special game executed in parallel with the free game. A display that displays a second symbol display area, which is separate from the symbol display area,
The first symbol lottery table used for the lottery of the plurality of first symbols rearranged in the first symbol display area and the second symbol used for the lottery of the second symbol rearranged in the second symbol display area. A lottery table, a memory to store,
A controller that runs slot games and
Have,
The controller
In the free game, a process of drawing a first symbol to be rearranged in the first symbol display area using the first symbol lottery table and determining a reward.
In the special game, the second symbol to be rearranged in the second symbol display area is drawn by using the second symbol lottery table, and it is determined whether or not to display the symbol indicating the end of the free game. Processing and
A process of canceling the display of a symbol indicating the end of the free game in the special game a predetermined number of times in a row after the free game is triggered.
When displaying the symbol indicating the end of the free game, the process of ending the free game and setting the subsequent game as the normal game, and
A place characterized by executing.

According to the above configuration, the reward in the normal game and the free game is indicated in the first symbol display area by the mode of the first symbol, and the end of the free game is determined by a lottery different from the lottery of the first symbol. It is indicated by the symbol being a symbol indicating the end of the free game. Further, after the free game is triggered, the free game is not ended in the predetermined number of free games. As a result, the free game is not completed the first predetermined number of times, and the free game is played unless a symbol indicating the end of the bonus game is displayed in the second symbol display area different from the first symbol display area where the reward can be shown. It will be continued. As a result, the user only needs to confirm the second symbol display area for the end of the free game in which the minimum number of times is guaranteed, and can clearly indicate the end of the free game to the user.

In the information processing apparatus of the present invention
The memory stores a plurality of the second symbol lottery tables, and at least one second symbol lottery table does not include a symbol indicating the end of the free game in the lottery target.
The controller may use a second symbol lottery table that does not include a symbol indicating the end of the free game in the lottery of the second symbol in the special game a predetermined number of times in a row after the free game is triggered. Good.

According to the above configuration, in a predetermined number of consecutive special games after the free game is triggered, a second symbol lottery table that does not include a symbol indicating the end of the free game is used. Since the end of the free game is based on the lottery result by the second symbol lottery table, the process of canceling the display of the symbol indicating the end of the free game in a predetermined number of consecutive special games after the free game is triggered. Can be realized by simply changing the second symbol lottery table.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the schematic structure of the information processing apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the electric composition of an information processing apparatus. It is a functional block diagram of an information processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the display of the 1st symbol display area and the 2nd symbol display area. It is a figure which shows an example of the display of the 1st symbol display area and the 2nd symbol display area. It is a figure which shows an example of the display of the 1st symbol display area and the 2nd symbol display area. It is explanatory drawing of the additional game payout lottery table. It is explanatory drawing of the 1st symbol lottery table. It is explanatory drawing of the 2nd symbol lottery table for a normal game. It is explanatory drawing of the 2nd symbol lottery table (no loss) for a free game. It is explanatory drawing of the 2nd symbol lottery table (with a loss) for a free game. It is a flowchart of slot game processing. It is a flowchart of free game processing.

The game system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing device 1 is configured to perform a roulette lottery for each free game triggered by a normal game, and to continue the free game until a loss symbol is displayed in the roulette lottery. .. In the first roulette lottery in a predetermined number of free games, a lottery table in which the loss symbol is excluded from the lottery is used. Hereinafter, the roulette lottery will be referred to as a special game.

The information processing device 1 is connected to the server 10 so as to be capable of data communication via the Internet line 101, and a game system 100 having the information processing device 1 and the server 10 is configured. The game system 100 is not limited to this, and may be composed of only the information processing device 1. Further, the information processing device 1 may mean a game system itself having a terminal device such as a smartphone and a server, and the function of the information processing device 1 described in the present embodiment is a configuration of the game system. Any of the elements may be included.

A common application is installed in the plurality of information processing devices 1 via an application store server or the like corresponding to the OS (Operating System) of each information processing device 1. In the present embodiment, the slot game can be played as a game element in the application installed in the information processing device 1. That is, the user can play a slot game on this application. The slot game may be an application add-in. That is, the slot game may be provided by the application store server, the server 10, or the like separately from the application as an additional function of the application. Further, in the application, a plurality of types of slot games having different production modes and rules may be playable.

Although the details will be described later, the slot game is started on condition that the cumulative game value is consumed. If there is a prize as a result of the slot game, the game value according to the type of prize and the consumed game value is added as a reward to the accumulated game value. In this way, the information processing device 1 executes a slot game in which the cumulative game value is increased or decreased according to the result. The game value may be non-monetary information (game points) used only for starting a slot game, or electronic valuable information corresponding to the monetary value. Good.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing device 1 illustrated in the present embodiment is a so-called smartphone, and has a display 2 provided on the front surface of the housing 11 and a touch panel 5 provided on the entire surface of the display 2. Have. The display 2 is provided with a first symbol display area 21 in which a variable display and a stop display of symbols are performed when a game (normal game and free game) is started. Further, the display 2 is provided with a second symbol display area 22 different from the first symbol display area 21 in which a symbol different from the above symbol including the symbol indicating the end of the free game is rearranged. Hereinafter, the symbol rearranged in the first symbol display area 21 will be referred to as a first symbol (first symbol 500). Further, the symbol rearranged in the second symbol display area 22 is referred to as a second symbol (second symbol 510).

Specifically, a plurality of scroll areas are set in the first symbol display area 21, and the symbol strings set for each are scrolled in the vertical direction and stopped. Each scroll area is composed of a plurality of cells arranged in the vertical direction. That is, the first symbol display area 21 is provided with cells arranged in a matrix of a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows. When the symbols are rearranged, the first symbol 500 is displayed in each cell. In the present embodiment, three cells are provided in each of the scroll areas of five rows, but the present invention is not limited to this.

Further, in the second symbol display area 22 provided above the first symbol display area 21, a scroll area of 1 is set, and a special game is executed in which the symbol string is scrolled horizontally and stopped in the scroll area. Scroll. The special game runs in parallel with the free game. In the scroll area, one second symbol 510 out of a plurality of second symbols 510 including a symbol indicating the end of the free game is displayed. As described above, the scroll direction in the second symbol display area 22 is different from the scroll direction in the first symbol display area 21, thereby improving the visibility of the second symbol in the second symbol display area 22. The position of the second symbol display area 22, the scroll direction in the second symbol display area 22, the number of second symbols to be rearranged, and the like are not limited thereto. Note that "parallel" is not limited to the coincidence of the start timing and the end timing. Further, the execution is not limited to simultaneous execution, and may be executed sequentially. That is, one special game may be executed in one free game.

The information processing device 1 is rearranged in the first symbol lottery table used for the lottery (first lottery) of the plurality of first symbols 500 rearranged in the first symbol display area 21 and in the second symbol display area 22. The second symbol lottery table used for the lottery (second lottery) of the second symbol 510 is stored. In the normal game and the free game, the information processing apparatus 1 draws the first symbol 500 to be rearranged in the first symbol display area 21 using the first symbol lottery table, and determines the reward. Further, in parallel with the free game, the information processing device 1 draws the second symbol 510 to be rearranged in the second symbol display area 22 using the second symbol lottery table, and uses the second symbol lottery table to draw a symbol indicating the end of the free game. Decide whether to display. Further, the information processing device 1 cancels the display of the symbol indicating the end of the free game in the special game of the predetermined number of times in succession after the free game is triggered. Further, when the information processing apparatus 1 displays the second symbol 510 indicating the end of the free game in the second symbol display area 22, the game after the end of the free game is regarded as a normal game. That is, in the special game, the second lottery that triggers the start and end of the free game is internally executed separately from the normal game or the free game, and the scrolling and rearrangement of the second symbol based on this second lottery is usually performed. Displayed in parallel with games or free games.

In this way, the information processing device 1 executes a normal game, a free game, and a special game executed in parallel with the free game. The display 2 has a first symbol display area 21 in which a plurality of first symbols 500 are rearranged in a normal game and a free game, and a symbol indicating the end of the first special game in a special game (loss symbol 514 described later). The second symbol display area 22, which is different from the first symbol display area 21 in which the second symbol 510 including the above is rearranged, is displayed. Further, the information processing apparatus 1 has a first symbol lottery table used for lottery of a plurality of first symbols 500 rearranged in the first symbol display area 21, and a second symbol 510 rearranged in the second symbol display area. The second symbol lottery table used for the lottery of is stored.

Then, in the normal game and the free game, the information processing device 1 draws the first symbol 500 to be rearranged in the first symbol display area 21 by using the first symbol lottery table, and determines the reward. In the game, the second symbol 510 to be rearranged in the second symbol display area 22 is drawn by using the second symbol lottery table, and a process of determining whether or not to display a symbol indicating the end of the free game and free In a predetermined number of consecutive special games after the game is triggered, when the process of canceling the display of the symbol indicating the end of the free game and the display of the symbol indicating the end of the first special are displayed, the first special is terminated. The process of making the subsequent game the normal game and the process of making it the normal game are executed.

According to the above configuration, the reward in the normal game and the free game is indicated in the first symbol display area 21 by the aspect of the first symbol 500, and the end of the free game is determined by a lottery different from the lottery of the first symbol. The second symbol 510 is indicated by being a symbol indicating the end of the free game. Further, after the free game is triggered, the free game is not ended in the predetermined number of free games. As a result, the free game is not completed the first predetermined number of times, and is free unless a symbol indicating the end of the bonus game is displayed in the second symbol display area 22 separate from the first symbol display area 21 where the reward can be shown. The game will continue. As a result, the user only needs to confirm the second symbol display area 22 for the end of the free game in which the minimum number of times is guaranteed, and can clearly indicate the end of the free game to the user.

Further, the information processing apparatus 1 stores a plurality of second symbol lottery tables, and at least one second symbol lottery table does not include a symbol indicating the end of the free game in the lottery target, and the free game is triggered. In the subsequent special game of a predetermined number of times in a row, a second symbol lottery table that does not include a symbol indicating the end of the free game is used in the lottery of the second symbol 510. As a result, in a predetermined number of consecutive special games after the free game is triggered, a second symbol lottery table that does not include a symbol indicating the end of the free game is used. Since the end of the free game is based on the lottery result by the second symbol lottery table, the process of canceling the display of the symbol indicating the end of the free game in a predetermined number of consecutive special games after the free game is triggered. Can be realized by simply changing the second symbol lottery table.

As described above, the information processing device 1 has a display 2 provided on the front surface of the housing 11 and a touch panel 5 provided on the entire surface of the display 2. In the present embodiment, the information processing device 1 exemplifies a smartphone, but may be either a portable type or a stationary type. Examples of the portable information processing device 1 include portable information devices such as a portable computer, a laptop computer, a tablet personal computer, a handheld personal computer, and a PDA (Personal Data Assistant).

The display 2 is configured to be able to display an image. Examples of the display method of the display 2 include various display methods such as a liquid crystal method, an organic electroluminescence method, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) method, and a plasma method. The touch panel 5 is configured to be able to detect the coordinates of the portion touched by the user's finger or the like. For the touch panel 5, known techniques such as an electromagnetic induction method and a capacitance method are adopted. From the coordinates detected by the touch panel 5, the information processing device 1 determines an object on the screen that the user touches, a touch mode such as a swipe, and the like. Then, the information processing device 1 makes a response according to the determination result.

The touch panel 5 is not limited to being provided on the entire surface of the display 2. For example, the touch panel 5 may be provided on the back side of the housing 11 opposite to the display 2. Further, the touch panel 5 may be provided on a part of the display 2.

Further, in the following description, when the display 2 is viewed from the front, the lower end direction is referred to as "downward" or simply "downward", the upper end direction is referred to as "upward" or simply "upper", and the leftmost direction is referred to as "left". It may be referred to as "direction" or simply "left", and the rightmost direction may be referred to as "right direction" or simply "right".

Further, in the present embodiment, the touch panel 5 operates as an input device and accepts a swipe operation, a touch operation, and the like, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the input device may be a microphone or a camera, or a user's voice or gesture may be accepted as an instruction operation.

The electrical configuration of the information processing system 100 including the information processing device 1 and the server 10 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing device 1 includes a CPU 101, a ROM 102, a RAM 103, a flash memory 104, an operation button 108, a power switch 109, a bus line 110, a network I / F 111, a camera 112, an image sensor I / F 113, and a microphone. The housing 11 includes a 114, a speaker 115, a sound input / output I / F 116, a display I / F 117, a sensor controller 118, a short-range communication circuit 119, and an antenna 119a of the short-range communication circuit 119.

Further, the server 10 is a so-called computer including a CPU 1101, a ROM 1102, a RAM 1103, a storage device 1104 such as a hard disk drive, and a network I / F 1111.

The CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101 functions as the main configuration of the controller in the information processing device 1 and controls the operation of the entire information processing device 1. The CPU 1101 functions as the main configuration of the controller in the server 10 and controls the operation of the entire server 10. That is, the CPUs 101 and 1101 function as controllers that control the operation of the entire game system 100. The ROM (Read Only Memory) 102 stores a program used for driving the CPU 101 such as an IPL (Initial Program Loader).

The RAM (Random Access Memory) 103 / RAM 1103 is used as a work area for the CPU 101 / CPU 1101. The operation button 108 is a button that is operated when the information processing device 1 is initially set. The power switch 109 is a switch for switching ON / OFF of the power supply of the information processing device 1.

The flash memory 104 as a memory is a non-transient recording medium that can be read by a computer that stores various data such as a game program, a communication program, image data, and sound data. The storage device 1104 is a non-transient recording medium that functions as a database and can be read by a computer that stores game data for each of a plurality of information processing devices 1. The server 10 appropriately refers to the database of the storage device 1104 and returns a response to the request from the game program of the information processing device 1.

For example, the flash memory 104 stores various programs including a game program executed by the CPU 101 as a controller and various data used by the various programs. In other words, the program causes the information processing device 1, which is a computer including the CPU 101 and the flash memory 104, to execute the processes of the various programs. When the information processing device 1 is considered as the game system 100, the flash memory 104 / storage device 1104 stores various programs including a game program executed by the CPU 101 / CPU 1101 as a controller and various data used by the various programs. In other words, the program causes the information processing device 1 which is the game system 100 including the CPU 101 / CPU 1101 and the flash memory 104 / storage device 1104 to execute the processes of the various programs. In this way, the processing and operation of the information processing device 1 can be replaced with a program or a game control method. In this way, the processing and operation of the information processing device 1 can be replaced with a program or a game control method.

The data and programs stored in the flash memory 104 and the storage device 1104 may be stored in advance at the factory shipment stage, or may be downloaded and stored by communication means from a server or the like (not shown). .. The communication means may be a transmission line capable of bidirectional communication such as the Internet or cable television, or may be a broadcast that transmits information in only one direction. The data and programs stored in the flash memory 104 and the storage device 1104 are stored in a recording medium such as a floppy disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, an MO (magneto-optical disk), or a flash memory, and are stored as needed. It may be read from a recording medium and installed.

The network I / F (Interface) 111 / network I / F 1111 is an interface for performing data communication using a communication network such as the Internet. The camera 112 is a kind of built-in imaging means for capturing an image of a subject and obtaining image data under the control of the CPU 101. The image sensor I / F 113 is a circuit that controls the drive of the camera 112. The microphone 114 is a kind of built-in sound collecting means for inputting voice. The sound input / output I / F 116 is a circuit that processes sound signal input / output between the microphone 114 and the speaker 115 under the control of the CPU 101. The display I / F 117 is a circuit that transmits image data to the display 2 under the control of the CPU 101. The display 2 is provided on the front surface of the housing 11. The sensor controller 118 is a circuit that receives input from the touch panel 5 provided on the display 2. The short-range communication circuit 119 is a communication circuit such as NFC (Near Field Communication) (registered trademark) and Bluetooth (registered trademark). The bus line 110 is an address bus, a data bus, or the like for electrically connecting each component such as the CPU 101.

Slot games are made playable by the user as a game element in the installed application. A slot game is a game in which a plurality of symbols 500 are stopped (rearranged) after being changed in the first symbol display area 21 and a game value is given by a combination of the symbols 500 displayed in the first symbol display area 21. is there. The state in which the plurality of symbols 500 are stopped after the fluctuation in the symbol display area is referred to as "relocation". In the slot game, a normal game may be played, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the normal game, a free game that is more advantageous to the user than the normal game may be executed.

The game value is used as a pseudo-credit substitute in the game, and is used for betting as a condition for executing a slot game. That is, the user can bet the game value and play one slot game (unit game), and can acquire the game value as a result of the slot game.

The "unit game" is a series of operations from the start of accepting bets to the state in which a prize can be established. That is, the unit game is in a state of including once each a bet time for accepting a bet, a game time for rearranging the stopped symbols, and a payout time for a payout process for giving a payout.

As shown in FIG. 3, the information processing device 1 which is a game machine for executing a slot game has the following functions. More specifically, the information processing apparatus 1 has a BET input unit 601 and a spin input unit 602. The BET input unit 601 and the spin input unit 602 are a type of input device. The BET input unit 601 has a function of accepting a bet by a user operation. The spin input unit 602 has a function of accepting the start of the game by a user operation, that is, a start operation.

Further, the information processing device 1 includes a start check unit 603, a normal game execution unit 605, a free game start determination unit 606, a free game execution unit 607, a lottery game execution unit 608, a random number value extraction unit 615, and the like. The symbol determination unit 612, the effect random value extraction unit 616, the effect content determination unit 613, the sound output unit 617, the effect display processing unit 618, the winning judgment unit 619, the prize giving unit 620, and the game display processing. It has a unit 631 and a winning determination method determining unit 640.

The normal game execution unit 605 has a function of executing a normal game, which is a normal game, on condition that the operation of the BET input unit 601 is performed. The free game start determination unit 606 determines whether or not to execute the free game based on the symbols rearranged in the normal game. That is, the free game start determination unit 606 has a function of shifting the process to the free game execution unit 607 so that the free game is executed from the next unit game when it is determined that the free game has been won. The lottery game execution unit 608 has a function of drawing a plurality of prizes including a free game, and is executed after the execution of the free game execution unit 607 to enable the free game to be repeatedly executed.

The random number value extraction unit 615 determines a random number value for outputting the result of the slot game. Specifically, the random number value extraction unit 615 has a function of determining a random number value for the first lottery for drawing the first symbol 500 and a random number value for the second lottery for drawing the second symbol 510, and the determination 2 It has a function of outputting one random value to the symbol determination unit 612. The random number value may be one or two or more.

The symbol determination unit 612 includes a normal game processing unit 612a, a free game processing unit 612b, a free game processing unit 612f, a first symbol determination unit 612c, a second symbol determination unit 612d, and a free game end determination unit 612e. ,have. The symbol determination unit 612 including these processing units 612a, 612b, 612c, and 612d has a function of executing the following in a normal game and a free game. That is, the symbol determination unit 612 determines from the symbol string the symbol 500 to be rearranged in the first symbol display area 21 using the random number value for the first lottery from the random number value extraction unit 615 and the first symbol lottery table. Has the function of Further, the symbol determination unit 612 selects one from a plurality of second symbol lottery tables, and uses the random number value for the second lottery from the random number value extraction unit 615 and the selected second symbol lottery table to perform the second. It has a function of determining the second symbol 510 to be rearranged in the symbol display area 22 from the symbol string. Further, the symbol determination unit 612 has a function of determining whether or not the symbol indicating the end of the free game has been rearranged in the second symbol display area 22 as the second symbol 510, and determining whether or not to end the free game. Have.

Further, the symbol determination unit 612 has a function of outputting the final rearrangement information of the symbol to the winning determination unit 619. Further, the symbol determination unit 612 has a function of outputting an effect command signal to the effect random value extraction unit 616 based on the combination of symbol rearrangements.

The effect random value extraction unit 616 has a function of extracting the effect random value when receiving an effect command signal from the symbol determination unit 612 and a function of outputting the effect random value to the effect content determination unit 613. doing. The effect content determination unit 613 has a function of determining the effect content using the random value for the effect, a function of outputting the video information of the determined effect content to the effect display processing unit 618, and audio / light emission information of the determined effect content. Has a function of outputting to the sound output unit 617. The effect display processing unit 618 displays a play image of a slot game that scrolls and stops a plurality of first symbols 500 and a plurality of second symbols 510 based on the effect content determined by the effect content determination unit 613. It has a function to display a game result and a function to display a game result.

In the present embodiment, the processing and operation will be described assuming that the information processing device 1 which is a smartphone has these functions, but the functions may be distributed to the components of the game system 100. For example, a lottery for determining the result of the slot game may be performed on the server 10. That is, the information processing device 1 may be configured by the game system 100.

Here, the game contents of a general slot game will be described. The information processing device 1 has two types of game modes as a slot game, a normal game mode and a free game mode. The normal game mode is the game state during the normal game, and the free game mode corresponds to the game state during the free game. The information processing device 1 executes a unit game mainly in the normal game mode, and shifts the game mode to the free game mode when the free game trigger condition is satisfied in the normal game mode. For example, the trigger of a free game is a condition that three or more trigger symbols appear (rearrange). The trigger of the free game may be other conditions.

More specifically, the normal game mode is described. In the game area displayed on the display 2 (see FIG. 1), the slot game symbols of the video reel can be rearranged in 3 rows and 5 columns. In the bet processing, the number of bets is selected by the user. For example, as for the number of bets, selection of 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, etc. may be made selectable by operating the bet button, or a desired number may be input. Then, the resources obtained by accumulating a part of these bets are used as the jackpot.

Next, in the game area, when the symbols are rearranged by the variable display (scroll movement) and the stop display (scroll stop) of the video reel, it is determined whether or not there is a prize. Then, the win determination is performed based on the rearrangement mode of the rearranged symbols. Although not adopted in this embodiment, for example, if three or more trigger symbols are rearranged in the game area, a free game trigger may be won.

In the normal game mode, when the trigger condition of the free game is satisfied, the game shifts to the free game mode, and the free game process is first executed.

In the free game processing, the reel band for the free game to be used during the free game is determined, and a predetermined number of free games is set. The reel band for free games and the number of free games may be set by a random number lottery from a plurality of selections.

When the free game is executed, a win determination is made. The win determination may be the same as the win determination in the normal game. For example, when three or more trigger symbols appear again in the game area, the free game retrigger condition is satisfied and the number of free games is added.

After that, the end determination of the free game is performed, and if the number of free games is not completely consumed, the free game is continued and the remaining free games are executed.

In this embodiment, the trigger conditions for the free game in the normal game are as follows. Specifically, during the period in which the normal game is played, the special game is executed with a probability of 15% in parallel with the normal game. That is, in parallel with the scrolling of the first symbol 500 in the first symbol display area 21 of the normal game, the scrolling of the second symbol 510 in the second symbol display area 22 is started with a probability of 15%. When the second symbol 510 indicating the trigger of the free game is displayed in the second symbol display area 22, the game shifts to the free game. That is, in the present embodiment, the first symbol 500 used in the normal game does not include the trigger symbol for triggering the free game as described above. Further, the number of free games is not set, and if a predetermined symbol (missing symbol 514 described later) is rearranged in the special game, the free game is terminated and other symbols are rearranged. The free game will continue. In this way, a special game different from the normal game is executed in parallel with the normal game with a probability of 15%.

The screens displayed in the first symbol display area 21 and the second symbol display area 22 of the display 2 in the normal game, the free game, and the special game will be described.

As shown in FIG. 4, a special game is executed with a probability of 15% in parallel with the normal game. That is, the game result of the normal game is shown in the first symbol display area 21, and the game result of the special game executed in parallel with the normal game is shown in the second symbol display area 22. In the special game executed in parallel with the normal game, the fixed payout symbol 511, the WILD distribution symbol 512, the free game winning symbol 513, and the loss symbol 514 (see FIG. 6) are rearranged as the second symbol 510. Can be done.

In a special game executed in parallel with the normal game, when the fixed payout symbol 511 is rearranged in the second symbol display area 22, a predetermined game value is given. When the WILD distribution symbol 512 is rearranged, the WILD symbol is rearranged in place of a predetermined number of first symbols in the first symbol display area 21 in which the first symbol 500 is rearranged, and the result of the normal game is advantageous. Is judged to be. When the free game winning symbol 513 is rearranged, it triggers the free game and the free game is executed from the next game. If the lost symbol is rearranged, you will not get the favorable results of the special game. When the fixed payout symbol 511, the WILD distribution symbol 512, and the loss symbol 514 are rearranged, the normal game is continued.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a special game is always executed in parallel with the free game. That is, the game result of the free game is shown in the first symbol display area 21, and the game result of the special game executed in parallel with the normal game is shown in the second symbol display area 22. In the special game executed in parallel with the free game, the fixed payout symbol 511, the WILD distribution symbol 512, the loss symbol 514, and the additional game winning symbol 515 may be rearranged as the second symbol 510.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the fixed payout symbol 511 is rearranged, a predetermined game value is given as in the special game executed in parallel with the normal game. When the WILD distribution symbol 512 is rearranged, the WILD symbol is rearranged in place of a predetermined number of first symbols in the first symbol display area 21 in which the first symbol 500 is rearranged, and the result of the normal game is advantageous. Is judged to be. If the loss symbol 514 is rearranged, the special game will not give a favorable result, the free game will end, and the next game will return to the normal game.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the additional game winning symbol 515 is rearranged in the second symbol display area 22, the additional game is executed. The additional game is executed after the end of the free game and the special game, and a lottery is performed according to the number of the additional game symbols 501 included in the first symbol 500 rearranged in the first symbol display area 21. This is a game in which the dividend to be given to the user is determined based on a lottery.

In the additional game, after the symbols are rearranged in the first symbol display area 21 and the second symbol display area 22, the additional game symbol is placed in the first symbol 500 rearranged in the first symbol display area 21. When 501 is included, an effect is performed in which each additional game symbol 501 attacks the additional game winning symbol 515 rearranged in the second symbol display area 22. After that, the payout display 220 as an additional game is performed in the second symbol display area 22, and the additional game ends. Even if the additional game winning symbol 515 is rearranged in the second symbol display area 22 and the additional game is won, it is added if the additional game symbol 501 is not rearranged in the first symbol display area 21. The game will not run. If the fixed payout symbol 511, the WILD distribution symbol 512, and the additional game winning symbol 515 are rearranged, the free game is continued.

The additional game payout lottery table used for the payout lottery in this additional game will be described with reference to FIG. 7. The additional game payout lottery table is stored in the flash memory 104 of the information processing device 1. The additional game payout lottery table has a symbol number column for additional games, a multiple column, and a weight column. The number of additional game symbols column stores the number of additional game symbols 501 that can be rearranged in the first symbol display area 21. In the present embodiment, 1 to 5 additional game symbols 501 may be rearranged in the first symbol display area 21, but the present embodiment is not limited to this. In the multiple column, the multiple to be drawn in the additional game is stored. The result of multiplying the lottery multiple by the number of bets is the payout given to the user. In the weight column, the probability of the multiple stored in the multiple column is stored.

A plurality of values are stored in the multiple column. For example, when the number of symbols for additional games is 3, "3 to 40 times" and "40 times, 60 times or 100 times" are drawn with a probability of 80% and 20%, respectively. Here, when "3 to 40 times" is drawn, each of 3 to 40 times is further drawn with an equal probability, and the magnification is determined to be any one in the range of 3 to 40 times. In addition, when "40 times, 60 times or 100 times" is drawn, 40 times, 60 times, and 100 times are further drawn with equal probability, and the magnifications are 40 times, 60 times, and 100 times. It is determined to be one of the times.

Further, the flash memory 104 of the information processing apparatus 1 stores the first symbol lottery table shown in FIG. REEL1 to 5 indicate each scroll area, and indicate a symbol 500 constituting a symbol string to be scrolled and stopped. Code numbers "0" to "28" are assigned to each symbol 500, and are used for identifying the symbol 500 in each symbol string.

The types of the symbol 500 include "WILD" symbol, "BAR" symbol, "FLOWER" symbol, "STRAWBERRY" symbol, "PLUM" symbol, "APPLE" symbol, "WATERMELON" symbol, which can substitute for other symbols 500. There is a "CHERRY" symbol and so on.

The lottery for determining the symbol 500 to be rearranged is performed for each symbol string, and the code number of each symbol string is determined. For example, when the code number is determined to be "0" in "REEL1", the "REEL1" has a "7" symbol of the code number "0", a "BAR" symbol of the code number "1", and a code number "2". "7" symbol, will be rearranged.

Further, the flash memory 104 of the information processing apparatus 1 stores the second symbol lottery table shown in FIGS. 9A, 9B, and 9C. Each second symbol lottery table has a second symbol column and a weight column, respectively. In the second symbol column, a second symbol 510 that can be rearranged in the second symbol display area 22 as a lottery target is stored. Each probability is stored in the weight column.

The second symbol lottery table for a normal game shown in FIG. 9A is used in a lottery of symbols 510 rearranged in the second symbol display area 22 in a special game executed in parallel with the normal game. The second symbol lottery table for free games (without loss) shown in FIG. 9B is a special game executed in parallel with the first three free games after the trigger of the free game, and is re-entered in the second symbol display area 22. It is used in the lottery of the symbol 510 to be placed. The second symbol lottery table for free games (with loss) shown in FIG. 9C is a special game executed in parallel with the free game after the first three times after the trigger of the free game, and is the second symbol display area 22. It is used in the lottery of the symbol 510 to be rearranged in.

Next, a game program executed by the CPU 101 of the information processing device 1 will be described.

A game program for slot game processing executed by the CPU 101 of the information processing device 1 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 10, the CPU 101 executes the initialization process at the end of one game (S1). The CPU 101 clears unnecessary data for each game in the work area of the RAM 103, such as the number of bets and symbols determined by lottery. Then, the CPU 101 normally executes the game start process (S2). In the normal game start process, the CPU 101 checks the input of the bet amount selected on the touch panel 5 or the like. After that, the CPU 101 executes a normal game symbol lottery process (S3). In this process, the CPU 101 refers to the symbol string table of the first video reel (see FIG. 8), and draws and determines the symbol 500 to be stopped based on the random number value.

Then, the CPU 101 executes a special game lottery process (S4). In this process, the CPU 101 uses a lottery table (not shown) to determine whether or not to execute the special game in parallel with the normal game. Then, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the special game has been won (S5). When the special game is won (S5: YES), the second symbol lottery process is executed (S6). In this process, the CPU 101 refers to the second symbol lottery table for normal games (see FIG. 9A) to determine the second symbol 510 to be rearranged in the second symbol display area 22.

If the special game is not won in step S5 (S5: NO), or after step S6, the CPU 101 executes a normal symbol determination process (S7). In this process, when the WILD distribution symbol 512 is determined as the second symbol 510 to be rearranged in the second symbol display area 22 in step S6, the CPU 101 is rearranged in the first symbol display area 21. It is determined whether or not the first symbol 500 of the above is changed to the WILD symbol. The number of changes and the target of change may be predetermined or may be determined by lottery.

Next, the CPU 101 executes a normal game effect determination process (S8). The CPU 101 extracts a random value for effect, and is determined in advance based on the positions of the stop schedule symbol in the first symbol display area 21, the stop schedule symbol in the 22nd symbol display area 22, the WILD symbol to be changed, and the like. One of the production contents of is decided by lottery.

Next, the CPU 101 executes a reel fluctuation stop process (S9). In this process, the CPU 101 controls the display 2 to display the effect content and output the sound from the speaker 115 based on the effect of the content determined in step S8. For example, the CPU 101 executes a control for displaying the scrolling and stopping play images of the first symbol display area 21 and the 22nd symbol display area 22 on the display 2, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6.

Next, the CPU 101 executes the payout number determination process (S10). Specifically, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the winning combination is established and won a prize in the payline set in the first symbol display area 21, and if a prize is won, the number of payouts related to all the prizes related to the payline. To determine. Further, when the fixed dividend symbol 511 is rearranged in the 22nd symbol display area 22, the CPU 101 adds the dividend to the number of payouts.

Next, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the free game trigger is established (S11). That is, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the free game winning symbol 513 has been rearranged in the second symbol display area 22. When it is determined that the free game trigger has been established (S11: YES), the CPU 101 executes the free game process (S12).

On the other hand, when the free game trigger is not established (S11: NO), or after executing the free game process in step S12, the CPU 101 executes the payout process (S11). Specifically, the CPU 101 adds the value stored in the payout number storage area to the value (credit number counter) stored in the credit number storage area provided in the RAM 103. After that, the CPU 101 re-executes the process from S1.

(Free game processing)
Next, with reference to FIG. 11, a game program for free game processing, which is a subroutine for slot game processing executed by the CPU 101 of the information processing device 1, will be described.

First, the CPU 101 executes an initialization process at the end of one game (S22). For example, the CPU 101 clears unnecessary data for each game in the work area of the RAM 103, such as symbols determined by lottery. The number of bets in the free game is the one in the normal game immediately before the transition to the free game.

After that, the CPU 101 executes the free game start process (S23) and the free game symbol lottery process (S24) as in the case of the normal game. Then, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the free game has been completed three times after the trigger of the free game (S25). Although not shown, the CPU 101 counts the free games each time the free games are executed. When the free game has been completed three times (S25: YES), the second symbol lottery table for the free game (with loss) (see FIG. 9C) is used as the symbol lottery table to be used in the second symbol lottery process to be executed next. Set (S26). On the other hand, when the free game has not been completed three times (S25: NO), the second symbol lottery table for free games (no loss) is used as the symbol lottery table to be used in the second symbol lottery process to be executed next (see FIG. 9B). Is set (S27).

Then, the CPU 101 executes the second symbol lottery process (S28), the free game symbol determination process (S29), the free game effect determination process (S30), and the reel fluctuation stop process (S31), as in the case of the normal game. To do.

Then, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the additional game has been triggered (S32). Specifically, the CPU 101 rearranges the additional game winning symbol 515 in the second symbol display area 22, and has one or more additional game symbols 501 in the first symbol display area 21. Is determined to have triggered.

When the additional game is triggered (S32: YES), the CPU 101 executes the additional game execution process (S33). In this process, the CPU 101 determines a multiple based on the number of additional game symbols 501 rearranged in the first symbol display area 21 and the additional game dividend lottery table (see FIG. 7), and determines the multiple and the number of bets. The number of dividends is determined based on the number of dividends, and the content of the effect is determined based on the number of dividends and the position where the additional game symbol 501 is rearranged, and the effect is executed.

When the additional game is not triggered (S32: NO), or after step S33, the CPU 101 executes the payout number determination process (S34) and the payout process (S35) as in the case of the normal game. Then, the CPU 101 determines whether or not to end the free game (S36). Specifically, the CPU 101 determines whether or not to end the free game depending on whether or not the loss symbol 514 is rearranged in the second symbol display area 22 as a result of executing the special game. If the free game is not terminated (S36: NO), the CPU 101 re-executes the free game from the process of step S22. On the other hand, when ending the free game (S36: YES), the CPU 101 ends this subroutine and returns to the slot game processing.

Although not shown, the CPU 101 performs a process of appropriately transmitting game information such as the first symbol 500, the second symbol 510, and the determined number of payouts to be rearranged in the slot game process and the free game process to the server 10. Execute.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, only specific examples are illustrated, and the present invention is not particularly limited, and the specific configuration of each means and the like can be appropriately redesigned. In addition, the effects described in the embodiments of the present invention merely list the most preferable effects arising from the present invention, and the effects according to the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not it.

Moreover, in the above-mentioned detailed description, the characteristic parts have been mainly described so that the present invention can be understood more easily. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described in the detailed description described above, and can be applied to other embodiments, and the scope of application thereof is diverse. In addition, the terms and usages used in the present specification are used to accurately explain the present invention, and are not used to limit the interpretation of the present invention. Further, those skilled in the art will find it easy to infer other configurations, systems, methods and the like included in the concept of the present invention from the concept of the invention described in the present specification. Therefore, the description of the scope of claims must be regarded as including an equal structure without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. In addition, the purpose of the abstract is to simplify the technical content and essence of this application by the Japan Patent Office, general public institutions, and engineers belonging to this technical field who are not familiar with patents, legal terms, or technical terms. It is intended to be able to make a prompt judgment through a thorough investigation. Therefore, the abstract is not intended to limit the scope of the invention to be evaluated by the statement of claims. Further, in order to fully understand the object of the present invention and the peculiar effect of the present invention, it is desired that the interpretation is made with full consideration of the documents and the like already disclosed.

The detailed description described above includes processing performed on the computer. The above explanations and expressions are described for the purpose of being understood by those skilled in the art most efficiently. In the present specification, each process used to derive the result of 1 should be understood as a self-consistent process. Further, in each process, electrical or magnetic signals are transmitted / received, recorded, and the like. In the processing in each processing, such signals are expressed by bits, values, symbols, letters, terms, numbers, etc., but it should be noted that these are used only for convenience of explanation. There is a need. In addition, the processing in each processing may be described in terms common to human behavior, but the processing described in the present specification is, in principle, executed by various devices. In addition, other configurations required to perform each process are self-evident from the above description.

1 Information processing device 2 Display 5 Touch panel 10 Server 100 Game system

Claims (2)

The first symbol display area in which a plurality of first symbols are rearranged, and the first symbol in which a second symbol including a symbol indicating the end of the free game is rearranged in a special game executed in parallel with the free game. A display that displays a second symbol display area, which is separate from the symbol display area,
The first symbol lottery table used for the lottery of the plurality of first symbols rearranged in the first symbol display area and the second symbol used for the lottery of the second symbol rearranged in the second symbol display area. A lottery table, a memory to store,
A controller that runs slot games and
Have,
The controller
In the free game, a process of drawing a first symbol to be rearranged in the first symbol display area using the first symbol lottery table and determining a reward.
In the special game, the second symbol to be rearranged in the second symbol display area is drawn by using the second symbol lottery table, and it is determined whether or not to display the symbol indicating the end of the free game. Processing and
A process of canceling the display of a symbol indicating the end of the free game in the special game a predetermined number of times in a row after the free game is triggered.
When displaying the symbol indicating the end of the free game, the process of ending the free game and setting the subsequent game as the normal game, and
An information processing device characterized by executing. The memory stores a plurality of the second symbol lottery tables, and at least one second symbol lottery table does not include a symbol indicating the end of the free game in the lottery target.
The controller uses a second symbol lottery table that does not include a symbol indicating the end of the free game in the lottery of the second symbol in the special game a predetermined number of times in a row after the free game is triggered. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.